When I jump I feel lighter and I think the reason my body is drawn skyward is that the motion makes me want to change into a bird and fly off to some far away place.

But constrained by ourselves and those around us, all we can do is tweet tweet, flap our wings and hop around in a cage. If only I could just flap my wings and soar away into the big blue yonder. Over the hills and far away.

-Naoki Higashida, Author of The Reason I Jump: The Inner Voice of a Thirteen-Year-Old Boy with Autism

The Reason I Jump: The Inner Voice of a Thirteen-Year-Old Boy with Autism, is a book I’ll be picking up ASAP. I recently heard an excerpt of this book and absolutely loved it. There’s a lot of information in under 15 minutes and it’s great insight from someone with ASD. It’s definitely worth a listen.

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I believe Autism should be looked at in terms of a network. When you experience issues with your network you don't give up and walk away; You analyze the routing and attempt to make it more efficient. It's my belief that Autism doesn't need a cure; It needs an upgrade! So that's what we are going to do...together. Welcome to upgradeautism.com.